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All Employees: Air Transportation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43481000

Latest (y/y)4.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)4.7%August 2026
Level42.30 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Air Transportation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 4.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 42.30 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since April 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.9% (Nov 2020) to 8.8% (Mar 2023), averaging 1.7%.

All Employees: Air Transportation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Air Transportation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Air Transportation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)3035404519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Air Transportation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202642.30 thousands4.2
August 202642.60 thousands4.7
July 202642.80 thousands4.6
June 202642.40 thousands5.5
May 202642.10 thousands5.0
April 202642.40 thousands6.3
March 202641.90 thousands7.4
February 202641.90 thousands7.4
January 202641.80 thousands6.6
December 202541.60 thousands5.9
November 202541.70 thousands6.4
October 202541.40 thousands5.9
September 202540.60 thousands4.4
August 202540.70 thousands4.4
July 202540.90 thousands5.1
June 202540.20 thousands5.0
May 202540.10 thousands4.4
April 202539.90 thousands3.9
March 202539.00 thousands4.0
February 202539.00 thousands2.6
January 202539.20 thousands3.4
December 202439.30 thousands5.1
November 202439.20 thousands3.4
October 202439.10 thousands3.7

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high8.8% (Mar 2023)
10-year low−16.9% (Nov 2020)
10-year average1.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43481000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43481000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Air Transportation — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.